Man Without a Gun

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Man Without a Gun
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network NTA Film Network (Syndicated)
ReleaseNovember 6, 1957 (1957-11-6) 
September 10, 1959 (1959-9-10)

Man Without a Gun is an American Western television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television and presented on the NTA Film Network and in first-run syndication in the United States from 1957 to 1959. Set in the town of Yellowstone near Yellowstone National Park in the then Dakota Territory during the 1870s, the program starred Rex Reason as newspaper editor Adam MacLean, who brought miscreants to justice without the use of violence or gunplay but through his Yellowstone Sentinel. The co-star was Mort Mills, as Marshal Frank Tallman, who intervened when the "pen" proved not to be "mightier than the sword". [1] Harry Harvey Sr., was cast in twenty-one episodes as Yellowstone Mayor George Dixon.

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The program is considered to have been unique because it showcased MacLean's moral ethics and common sense to bring outlaws to justice. The show was also used as a schoolroom to teach the youngsters of the 1950s about decency and the differences between right and wrong. [2]

Guest stars

Episodes

Season 1 (1957–1958)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"The Seven Killers"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by: Clarke Reynolds
November 8, 1957 (1957-11-08)
22"Decoy" Charles F. Haas Story by: Frank Fenton, Joseph Petracca, and Richard H. Landau
Teleplay by: Richard H. Landau
November 13, 1957 (1957-11-13)
33"The Fugitive"Charles F. HaasStory by: Lawrence Louis Goldman
Teleplay by: David Lang and Lawrence Louis Goldman
November 21, 1957 (1957-11-21)
44"Teen-Age Idol"Charles F. HaasStory by:
Teleplay by: Robert Leslie Bellem
TBA
55"Silent Town"Charles F. HaasStory by: Eustace Cockrell and Francis M. Cockrell
Teleplay by: Robert Leslie Bellem
TBA
66"Shadow of a Gun"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
January 20, 1958 (1958-01-20)
77"The Sealed Envelope" Walter Grauman Story by:
Teleplay by: Jack Laird and Wilton Schiller
January 24, 1958 (1958-1-24)
88"The Thin Wall"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
January 29, 1958 (1958-01-29)
99"Wanted"John H. PeyserStory by:
Teleplay by: Robert Leslie Bellem
February 6, 1958 (1958-02-06)
1010"The Gun From Boot Hill"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
February 11, 1958 (1958-02-11)
1111"Indian Fury"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
February 14, 1958 (1958-02-14)
1212"Guilty"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
February 19, 1958 (1958-02-19)
1313"Dark Road"Charles F. HaasStory by:
Teleplay by: Frederic Louis Fox
February 24, 1958 (1958-02-24)
1414"Reward"Charles F. HaasStory by: Robert Leslie Bellem
Teleplay by: Jack Laird and Wilton Schiller
March 5, 1958 (1958-03-05)
1515"Danger"John H. PeyserStory by:
Teleplay by: Mona Fisher
March 10, 1958 (1958-03-10)
1616"The Last Hunt"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
March 13, 1958 (1958-03-13)
1717"The Day The West Went Wild"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
March 18, 1958 (1958-03-18)
1818"High Iron" Joseph Kane Story by:
Teleplay by: Frank L. Moss
March 28, 1958 (1958-03-28)
1919"Peril" Gene Fowler Jr. Story by:
Teleplay by: Frederic Louis Fox
April 1, 1958 (1958-04-01)
2020"Trap Line"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
April 4, 1958 (1958-04-04)
2121"Night Of Violence"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
April 9, 1958 (1958-04-09)
2222"Lady From Laramie"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
April 14, 1958 (1958-04-14)
2323"The Dream Weaver"TBDStory by: David Lang and Robert Leslie Bellem
Teleplay by: Robert Leslie Bellem
April 17, 1958 (1958-04-17)
2424"The Law Of The Land"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by: Roderick Peterson
April 22, 1958 (1958-04-22)
2525"No Heart For Killing"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
April 25, 1958 (1958-04-25)
2626"Buried Treasure"John H. PeyserStory by:
Teleplay by: Frederic Louis Fox
April 30, 1958 (1958-04-30)
2727"The Quiet Strangers"Charles F. HaasStory by:
Teleplay by: Marion Parsonnet
May 5, 1958 (1958-05-05)
2828"The Claim Jumpers"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
May 8, 1958 (1958-05-08)
2929"Jailbreak"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
May 13, 1958 (1958-05-13)
3030"The Kidder"John H. PeyserStory by:
Teleplay by: Sam Peckinpah
May 16, 1958 (1958-05-16)
3131"Lissie"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
May 21, 1958 (1958-05-21)
3232"Aftermath" Walter E. Grauman Story by: Robert Presnell Sr.
Teleplay by: Herbert R. Purdom
May 26, 1958 (1958-05-26)
3333"The Last Bullet"John H. PeyserStory by:
Teleplay by:
May 29, 1958 (1958-05-29)
3434"Special Edition"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
June 4, 1958 (1958-06-04)
3535"Headline"John H. PeyserStory by:
Teleplay by: Harry Kronman
June 9, 1958 (1958-06-09)
3636"Man Missing"Charles F. HaasStory by: Eustace and Francis Cockrell
Teleplay by: Robert Creighton Williams
TBA
3737"The Mine"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
June 17, 1958 (1958-06-17)
3838"Invisible Enemy"Charles F. HaasStory by:
Teleplay by: Frederic Louis Fox and Robert Leslie Bellem
June 24, 1958 (1958-06-24)
3939"Wire's End"John H. PeyserStory by:
Teleplay by: Robert Leslie Bellem
TBA

Season 2 (1959)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
401"Face Of The Moon" Walter Grauman Story by:
Teleplay by: Robert Bloomfield
May 27, 1959 (1959-05-27)
412"Eye Witness" Walter E. Grauman Story by:
Teleplay by: Oliver Crawford
June 1, 1959 (1959-06-01)
423"The Hero"Paul LandresStory by:
Teleplay by: Frederic Louis Fox
June 4, 1959 (1959-06-04)
434"Witness In Terror"Paul LandresStory by:
Teleplay by: Robert Leslie Bellem
June 9, 1959 (1959-06-09)
445"Man With The Wrong Face"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
June 12, 1959 (1959-06-12)
456"The Last Holdup"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
June 17, 1959 (1959-06-17)
467"Daughter Of The Dragon"Paul LandresStory by: Robert Leslie Bellem and Wanda Tuchock
Teleplay by: Wanda Tuchock
June 22, 1959 (1959-06-22)
478"The Shaving Mug"Paul LandresStory by:
Teleplay by: Robert Leslie Bellem
June 25, 1959 (1959-06-25)
489"The Devil's Acres"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
June 30, 1959 (1959-06-30)
4910"Accused"TBDStory by: Robert Leslie Bellem
Teleplay by: Jess Carneol and Kay Lenard
July 3, 1959 (1959-07-03)
5011"Hangtree Inn"Les GoodwinsStory by:
Teleplay by: Robert Leslie Bellem
September 2, 1959 (1959-09-02)
5112"The Giant"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
September 10, 1959 (1959-09-10)
5213"Stolen Stage"TBDStory by:
Teleplay by:
September 16, 1959 (1959-09-16)

References

  1. Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 515
  2. "Man Without a Gun". TVacres.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
  3. "Man Without a Gun - Lady from Laramie: Season 1, Episode 23". TV Guide. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  4. "Man Without a Gun - Special Edition: Season 1, Episode 35". TV Guide. Retrieved October 23, 2020.